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ABU DHABI / WAM Al Hilal Bank’s Board of Directors has appointed Abdul Shakeel Aidaroos as the Bank’s new Chief Executive Officer. Abdul Shakeel replaces Amr Al Menhali, who has been announced as the incoming CEO of Waha Capital. Al Hilal Bank, which was acquired by the ADCB Group following the merger between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, ADCB, and Union ...

MOSCOW / WAM The National Archives has participated in the third edition of Aqdar World Summit, with the aim of enriching the summit’s events with the history of the UAE and to inform the world about the International Council on Archives Congress 2020, which will be hosted by Abu Dhabi next year. The summit, which is being held in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) confiscated a total of 9,148 counterfeit products in 31,325 inspection and supervisory visits conducted by the department on commercial establishments and outlets located within the emirate’s three cities during the second quarter of this year. The second quarter report of the commercial activity was released by the ADDED’s ...

DUBAI / WAM Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director-General of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), and CEO of Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), stressed that the aviation sector, which accounts for some 30 percent of Dubai’s GDP, will play a significant role in the success of Expo 2020 by providing superior facilities and logistics services to exhibitors and visitors. He noted ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Make-A-Wish Foundation on Sunday launched a childhood cancer awareness campaign that will also help realise the wishes of children with the disease by raising donations through SMS. The 30-day awareness campaign titled, ‘Cancer Steals Childhood and A Wish Returns it’, was fulfilled as per the directives of Shaikha Shaikha bint Saif Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Honorary ...

DUBAI / WAM Construction on the Warsan residential project is well underway for a timely delivery for Expo 2020 Dubai, the project’s developer wasl properties announced on Sunday. The Warsan project will comprise 35 buildings in a community-style layout that when completed will provide – 3,866 residential units, 3,380 shared units, 360 studio units, and 126 one-bedroom apartments – spread ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IMS Oil Trading, an international trading operator in Greece to exclusively supply lubricants for up to 16 product tankers at IMS Oil’s Fujairah and Singapore ports. The partnership also expands Enoc’s marine lubricants supply network to over 110 ports in 23 countries across the world. Saif Humaid ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has sent a message of support to Emirati women reinforcing their critical role in enabling the growth and progress for the UAE. Addressing employees of the Abu Dhabi ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As part of celebrations for Emirati Women’s Day, Etihad Airways has launched the ‘Her Abaya, My Gift’ project, in which traditional Emirati abayas, bridal outfits and amenity kits were distributed to Syrian refugee women in the Mrajeeb Al Fhood Camp in Jordan. The gifts were delivered by a delegation of female Emirati employees from Etihad ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) announced the launch of its BusinessWomen Package, a ‘first-of-its-kind’ product in the UAE designed exclusively to encourage more women into business. The plan, which starts from AED6,200, with installment plan options, includes a free zone licence, a shared workstation and various support services in a one-stop-shop, RAKEZ said in ...